Heavy Equipment Operator (OH, KY, VA, WV)

Description

• Must wear all employer-mandated personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety vests, and safety-toed work boots. Other PPE may be required from time to time depending on special safety concerns. All PPE will be provided by the company at no cost to the employee, other than safety boots.
• Must attend all mandatory safety meetings and participate in discussions with the work crew and any safety personnel on site.
• Operates heavy duty construction equipment safely and efficiently, including but not limited to loaders, graders, crawler excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, and scrapers.
• Travel from site to site will be required.
• Constant pushing and pulling of certain tools and materials will be required over a day's work.
• Perform a variety of manual tasks for extended periods in unfavorable weather conditions.
• Performs laborer tasks as required and directed by field leadership.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Knows the safety procedures and performs thorough review of the operator/user manuals prior to operating any power tools or equipment.
• Operate heavy power-driven equipment.
• Performs equipment preventative maintenance and assists with minor mechanical repairs if needed.
• Operates equipment on erosion control projects. Removes mud and sediment from streams, installs culverts and timber mats, and installs and removes erosion control features.
• Prepare written reports and/or forms.
• Read and interpret maps, sketches, drawings, specifications, and technical manuals.
• Operates equipment proficiently to properly grade for slopes, contours, and finish grade for future paving operations.
• Operates on cut and fill excavations with compaction requirements.

Requirements

• Communicate clearly and concisely - orally, in writing or via radio.
• Learn soil composting techniques.
• Must have knowledge of occupational hazards in this field and standard safety practices. Must be able to pass the 30 Hour OSHA testing and First Aid/CPR requirements before starting work.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required.
• Principles and techniques of field maintenance activities.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Must be able to work out of town, sometimes out of state, and for lengths of time, such as the job would dictate.
• A high school diploma, GED, or trade school certificate is preferred.
• Must complete and meet requirements under the physical demands of this job description through a pre-employment physical examination.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Employee must be physically able to perform repetitive motion and heavy lifting, as described below.
• Agile Team: Our adaptable and responsive team is capable of quickly adjusting to the evolving needs of our clients and projects.
• Will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening, and if offered a position, any random drug screening if randomly selected.
• Must be able work while wearing a respirator if necessary.
• Must be able to maintain effective audio and visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Bending, squatting, and kneeling will be required frequently during a workday.
• Your skills and certifications are valuable, and Kwest recognizes it. Any special certifications or skills that are constructive to the position responsibilities will be taken into consideration when reviewing wage classification.
• Clean driving record.
• Must be over 18 to operate power-driven saws including chain saws, woodchippers, abrasive cutting disks, or other power-driven equipment, or to perform excavating operations.
• Alternate standing and walking on uneven terrain surfaces, such as hillsides, muddy and icy soils, and other working surfaces. Safe negotiation of all types of surface conditions will always be required.
• Operates equipment proficiently to properly install underground utilities at various depths.
• The team member must be able to differentiate and / or identify colors.
• Working knowledge of construction site safety, truck maintenance, and road safety regulations.
• Operational characteristics of a variety of heavy, power-driven equipment.
• Perform a variety of skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Must be able to hear with or without the use of a hearing device and clearly see at least 30 feet with or without the use of corrective vision
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in heavy equipment operations.

Benefits

• The average work week would consist of 5 ten-hour days, but schedule will be dictated by project needs.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance